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Assignments & Handouts



I will be updating this throughout the year with assignments and articles that we complete in class together.




9/9-9/12

Text Features


9/25-9/30

Annotations & Demonstrating Evidence of Close Reading

"Happy Video Arrests Highlight Tensions in Iran" (News ELA)

"Humans Bringing Earth its 6th Mass Extinction" (News ELA)


10/1-10/6

Vocabulary Wiki Information


10/7-10/14

Speeches Handout

Speech Excerpts

Speeches Outline


10/15-10/20

List of Reading Comprehension Strategies


10/21-10/24

Test-Taking Strategies


10/27-10/30

Snapshot Summary

Summarizing the Text

Summary Rubric

"Fighting the Deadly Disease of Ebola" (News ELA)


10/31-11/5

"Lamb to the Slaughter" (Roald Dahl)

Questions


11/6-11/12

Scan & Run - "School Lunch Regulations"

"First Lady Defends Law that Requires Healthier Foods..." (News ELA)


11/13-11/18

Scan & Run - "The Confrontation"

"The Confrontation" (Raymond Barrio)


11/19-11/24

"A Picture of Childhood"

"A Picture of Childhood"'/Lord of the Flies Venn Diagram

Lord of the Flies Responsibility Pie Chart


11/25-12/3

Probable Passage

"Forgive My Guilt"

"Thank You Ma'am"


12/10-12/15

"Memento Mori"

SLAM Response


12/16-12/19

Character Analysis Worksheet

Multimedia (Film) Analysis


1/5-1/8

"The Party"

Perception Short Response 

"On the Bridge"

Text Connection Response


1/9-1/14

Thesis Activity

Literary Element Review 


1/22-1/29

Determining the Author's Main Idea

"Cell Phones" (News ELA)

Main Idea Activity


1/30-2/4

RAFT Writing Fairy Tale Activity

RAFT Practice #2


2/5-2/10

Topic Sentence, Thesis Statement, Theme

Summary Topic Sentences

Four Step Summary Paragraph

"Cali. Struggles with High Number Unvac. Children" (News ELA)


2/11-2/23

"Nothing Gold Can Stay" (Robert Frost)

Essay Graphic Organizer


2/24-2/27

How to Organize an Essay (Notes)

Essay Organization Practice

Essay Example


3/2-3/5

Sensory Detail Graphic Organizer

Explode a Moment Picture

Descriptive Paragraph Rubric

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